Coping captures what makes the emo revival feel so special all these years later. It seemed as if a bunch of people unintentionally tapped into twinkly pop punk simultaneously. You get that same feeling of discovery when you put on Lawndale Cassette for the first time. There’s a palpable energy that comes across when I stream the songs through Bandcamp, trying to reach out to you. It's exuberant and youthful, as all great upbeat emo music should be. The only real knock against Coping’s first release is that it sometimes feels a bit too indebted to its influences to sound like its own thing.
By the time Coping released Nope, their only full length, they’ve settled into an identity, which is apparent with the 1–2 punch of Somewhere in Skokie into B(my favorite song). It still has those elliptical guitar runs that Joe Reinhart popularized, but the songwriting is on another level here. There are genuine hooks on here, helped by a more robust recording. The dual vocals make the songs pop, adding another layer of desperation. And in true emo fashion, this would be the last thing Coping ever released, leaving fans with a short discography to pour over.
1. Left Ear
2. Croquet
3. '95 Mariners
4. Mixed Horror Stories
5. Robert Pershing Wadlow
6. Seniors
1. Stoopin'
2. F For Now
1. Somehwere in Skokie
2. B
3. Everything No Problem
4. Where A.T. At?
5. Teach Me How To Fish
6. Ro' Money Ro' Problems
7. Love Tigress
8. Knuckle Puck
9. #72 East
10. Double Perfect
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